Living in Norfork, AR
Norfork is a tiny town of 690 people in Baxter County, Arkansas. It's about 88 miles from Springfield, MO and 150 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $694 a month.
690people
$182kTypical home
$694/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 690
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 310 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Memphis, TN
- 88 mi to Springfield, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,148/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,214 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HRO airport
- 152 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baxter County: R+57 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk